I have a small program that keeps some of it’s files (which happen to be data files) where the program resides, typically under C:Program FilesName of Program. I normally back these files up as they are important to me. However when I went over to Windows 7, I noticed that […]
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Simple But Effective Backup For Your Data
Backups! Most people don’t think about them until it’s too late. Well, here are my two favorite options for performing a backup of your data. http://www3.crashplan.com/consumer/index.html = Crashplan is a free Program to automatically backup your data to another drive (e.g. an external drive) or another computer of yours, or […]
Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.1 Released
A number of bug fixes and tweaks have been released in OS X 10.6.1 update, now available. A great write up on this update can be found here: http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/10/software-update-10-6-1-debuts/
Scanning and Getting Things from Your iTunes iPhone Backup (Mac)
I was having some performance issues with my iPhone and I wanted to clear it out and did a “factory restore” from within iTunes and then just sync back my apps from iTunes. Well, that all went ok. I use Microsoft Exchange at work and I have my iPhone synced […]
Making an ISO (Image) File from a CD/DVD on a Mac for Free
There are several ways to make an ISO (or an image) file from a CD/DVD but here is a FREE and pretty simple way to do so on your Mac. Yes it means using the command line “Terminal” on your Mac, sometimes a little “unknown” for some people, but I […]
Merging Two AVI Files into One File on a Mac
This is one successful way that I’ve found to merge 2 AVI files into 1 AVI file using a Mac. Get D-Vision 3 Software (Free) Download the D-Vision 3 software from this site: http://www.objectifmac.com/english/downloads.php Download the program and install. Then launch the program. D-Vision 3 – Tools Once the program […]
Saving YouTube Video or Audio on a Mac
I found a YouTube video that I wanted to save just the audio from as a MP3. Well the program called “Get Tube” does just that but it can also save the YouTube video as a MP4 Video. It worked perfectly for me. Here’s the link: http://web.mac.com/simonvrel/en/gettube/gettube.html
How To Collect Data From a Fibre Channel (FC) Switch
Sometimes you will be asked by either the manufacturers support or perhaps by Lewan for data from your Fibre Channel switch. Here is how you can gather that information in a format that helps support and/or Lewan: Brocade – How-To Collect a “supportshow” from a Brocade Switch from a Windows […]
Useful Mac Links (for Switchers)!
Here’s some cool ones I’ve found since I’ve become a “switcher”. Thought you might enjoy. http://bestmacsoftware.org/ = A list of “best” Mac software. http://www.opensourcemac.org/ = A list of “best” Open source Mac software. http://www.switchingtomac.com/ = Website name says it all. http://www.tips4mac.info/ = Daily Mac Tip http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ = Product called CrossOver […]
Forget Dropbox – Use Zumodrive for Online Storage!
I posted awhile back about DropBox which allows you to store things online while having a local “drive” on your computer to use. Here’s a link to that post: http://djlaube.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/dropbox-online-sync-backup-for-multiple-computers/ Well, forget Dropbox! Nothing against them as it worked well, however I now use www.zumodrive.com! It basically has all the […]